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TITLE

Municipals Finish Down 1/8 to 1/4 as Market Struggles to Find Its Footing

AUTHOR(S)

Monsarrat, Sean

PUB. DATE

January 2001

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;01/26/2001, Vol. 335 Issue 31065, p2

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports the status of municipal bonds following a sharp sell-off in the United States. Closing rate of the municipal obligation bonds; Limitation of the market's upside potential; Absence of market participants and retail investors.

ACCESSION #

4069603

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